On a whim, I decided I'd find out what sort of holdover it would take to put a sub-sonic bullet on a coyote at longer range. Not that I expect it would be a fatal hit but I'd been kidding the boys about calling coyotes close enough for me to shoot them with the suppressed 22 so I needed to know just how close that would be. The range of 175 yards was "pre-chosen" since that's how far it is from the barn lot fence to the pond dam that had a tuft of grass showing above the snow.
So here's how it went: First shot held dead on was way low (12-15") as expected. Second shot using the thicker portion of the tapered crosshair @ 4.5X was 6-8" low. Third shot using same point on crosshairs @ 3x was correct elevation. 5MPH crosswind caused a consistent 4-5" wind drift which was VERY surprising as I expected much more deviation.
The cool thing is, you could almost lay the rifle down and take a sip of coffee before the bullet impacts(not really but it seems that way). If I had a more solid rest, I could easily get "two on the way" before the first struck even with a bolt action.
So here's how it went: First shot held dead on was way low (12-15") as expected. Second shot using the thicker portion of the tapered crosshair @ 4.5X was 6-8" low. Third shot using same point on crosshairs @ 3x was correct elevation. 5MPH crosswind caused a consistent 4-5" wind drift which was VERY surprising as I expected much more deviation.
The cool thing is, you could almost lay the rifle down and take a sip of coffee before the bullet impacts(not really but it seems that way). If I had a more solid rest, I could easily get "two on the way" before the first struck even with a bolt action.